Digital certificate management is vital to maintaining a secure and trusted cybersecurity environment. Every single legitimate website that uses a certificate must understand the importance of CLM or Certificate Lifecycle Management. Here, we’ll delve into what CLM means, why it’s important, and how organizations can effectively implement it. What is…
What are Digital Signatures? Digital signatures are digital security approaches used to provide authenticity and integrity of digital documents or messages. They consist of the public key infrastructure (PKI) and cryptographic hashing functions, which are used to create unique signatures that are irreversibly linked to the identity of the person…
What is Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)? Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is a complex set of hardware, software, policies, and procedures that are used to create, manage, and store digital certificates and keys in a secure way. It serves as the basis of secure communication and authentication methods in digital spaces…
Most people might now know about digital identity certificates, but they notice when organizations don’t handle them well. Suppose someone tries to access your organization’s website online, but the website suddenly stops working. Firstly, they simply refresh the page and try again, but nothing happens. It becomes frustrating, right? This…
eIDAS 2.0 – What’s New? The eIDAS 2.0 aims at amending the old eIDAS Regulation of 2014, providing solutions to the identified gaps and also pointing to new features such as trust services and the ID wallet. The European Commission presented a draft on the revision of eIDAS Regulation in…
You might be thinking, “What is S/MIME?” Please don’t be alarmed; you are not alone if you were concerned after reading the title. However, most internet users have sent emails using S/MIME encryption certificates several times. If they use a corporate email account, S/MIME (often spelled “SMIME”) is not a…
Regular website owners recently recognized the significance of an SSL/TLS certificate because of years of push from the browser and security community. Consequently, most website owners get an SSL certificate when their website is developed. However, many need to become more familiar with this topic and could become frustrated by…
In recent times, SSL/TLS certificate management is rapidly changing, with Google’s recent announcement to reduce certificate validity terms to just 90 days. This shift has profound implications for organizations and the industry, necessitating a shift from manual to automated SSL certificate lifecycle management (CLM). This article will explore the crucial…
Both digital signatures and digital certificates have major contributions to cybersecurity. Yet, both are not the same. Concerns about cybersecurity have always circled the minds of users all over the globe. Cybersecurity uses cryptography, and digital signatures and certificates are two of the most used technologies to build a safer…